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The '''Balak colonization of Sonka''', also known as the '''Great Election''' in [[Sonka]], was an effort by [[Balakia]] (or whatever state it was) to get their king elected as [[List of Sonkhai monarchs|King of Sonka]] resulting from attempts to gain exclusive access to Sonkhai goods.  
The '''Balak colonization of Sonka''', also known as the '''Great Election''' in [[Sonka]], was an effort by [[Balakia]] (or whatever state it was) to get their king elected as [[List of Sonkhai monarchs|King of Sonka]] resulting from attempts to gain exclusive access to Sonkhai goods.


==Background==
==Background==
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==Election==
==Election==


X. Jimâşim was elected as the new King of Sonka.
X. Jimâşim was elected as the new King of Sonka, becoming the first King of the Zonkamâ, which is where Sonka derives it's modern name.  


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==


Following the death of his father [[Kamât Zonkamâ]] in X, Jimâşim ascended to the Balak throne, effectively placing Sonka in a personal union under the Balak crown.
Following the death of his father [[Kamât Zonkamâ]] in X, Jimâşim ascended to the Balak throne, effectively placing Sonka in a personal union under the Balak crown.
==Impact==
The Zonkamâ dynasty rules in Sonka to this day, with the current King, [Insert name here because I don't have any], being a descendant of [[Jimâşim Zonkamâ]].

Revision as of 13:59, 1 October 2018

Balak colonization of Sonka
Date1857-1863
Location Sonka
Result Balak personal union over Sonka
Beligerants
 Balakia  Sonka

The Balak colonization of Sonka, also known as the Great Election in Sonka, was an effort by Balakia (or whatever state it was) to get their king elected as King of Sonka resulting from attempts to gain exclusive access to Sonkhai goods.

Background

Trade links between eastern Vaniua and Sonka had been established as early as the 17th Century, during the X dynasty in Sonka. Following the collapse of the Great Horde the newly independent Hershemic states of modern day Balakia and Gushlia continued trading with Sonka, although civil conflict in Sonka slowed the flow of goods to Vaniua. The Zonam Khanate in particular had amassed a considerable amount of wealth in obtaining Sonkhai gold through trade.

In 1852, diplomatic ties were established between the states of Balakia and the X dynasty of Sonka.

The Beast-slayers

Seeking to gain exclusive access to Sonkhai goods, in particular its large gold reserves and soursop, and thus curb the influence of the Zonam Khanate and the Khamv Empire, which were seen as potential obstacles to an upcoming campaign for Balak unification, Jimâşim Zonkamâ, Crown Prince of Zondush, was sent to negotiate a deal with the X dynasty. Although no deal had been reached he learned of a series of myths during his visit surrounding a fearsome divine beast known as the X, [sth about slaying it]. Upon returning to Zondush he set off on a royal hunting trip, then commissioned a surgeon in Yercêsven to attach the wings of an eagle to the body of a wolf, both of which had been killed during the trip. With the completion of a fake X Jimâşim was ready to return to Sonka and gain the king's favour and negotiate another deal. Accompanied by a royal entourage Jimâşim once again appeared before King X and presented his fake X before the king and members of the Noble Assembly. The Sonkhai King and (most of) the Noble Assembly were astonished, thinking they had slain the divine beast X, as wolfs were not native to Sonka. Within the moment, a shaman soon burst into the Noble Assemble and proclaimed that Sonka had been saved from a great calamity. Upon hearing this the Nobles threw a three-day celebration in honor of Jimâşim.

Death of the King

Election

X. Jimâşim was elected as the new King of Sonka, becoming the first King of the Zonkamâ, which is where Sonka derives it's modern name.

Aftermath

Following the death of his father Kamât Zonkamâ in X, Jimâşim ascended to the Balak throne, effectively placing Sonka in a personal union under the Balak crown.

Impact

The Zonkamâ dynasty rules in Sonka to this day, with the current King, [Insert name here because I don't have any], being a descendant of Jimâşim Zonkamâ.